Production efficiency improving apparatus, production efficiency improving method, and computer program

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9268328
APP PUB NO 20140018955A1
SERIAL NO

14004120

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A production efficiency improving apparatus includes a first communicating means for communicating information with a plurality of processing apparatuses that process objects, and a second communicating means for communicating conveyance control information, with a conveyance system comprising conveyance apparatuses for conveying the objects between the plurality of processing apparatuses. A means for predicting, on the basis of information communicated by the first communicating means, the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to send out processed objects, and the conveying timing at which the processing apparatus needs to bring in unprocessed objects. A generating means generates the control information such that the conveyance apparatus will arrive at the processing apparatus that is the destination of the communication of information at the predicted timing predicted by the means for predicting.

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DAIFUKU CO LTDOSAKA CITY OSAKA OF JAPAN OSAKA-SHI OSAKA
MURATA MACHINERY LTD3 MINAMI OCHIAI-CHO KISSHOIN MINAMI-KU KYOTO-SHI KYOTO 601-8326

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Asakawa, Teruo Tokyo, JP 34 2344
Kawaguchi, Masaaki Osaka, JP 10 208
Machida, Akira Aizuwakamatsu, JP 5 73
Yamamoto, Makoto Kyoto, JP 297 3169

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